My better half is filling up 32GB SD cards with pictures almost weekly. We each have plenty of internal drive space (after we junk the bad pics!), and I want a second storage location for redundancy. I had a Lacie Big Disk 2TB (4x500) Ethernet but it failed (logically) nearly every 6 months, completely unrecoverable due to proprietary config, and I got sick of it. I have a small space in a closet, near my switch and patch panel, of about 16"x24"x20" to physically put a device. I've got plenty of PC parts to make a machine, but I'd prefer for the smaller footprint, lower power draw, and lower heat output of a dedicated NAS device. And I want to use a filesystem that isn't proprietary and can be recovered/rebuilt in the event that the NAS device smokes. I don't need rocket fast speed; I'm fine with slow but steady (I'll probably use WD Green drives). I have a 10/100 switch there now but may upgrade to Gig just cause. I'm looking to spend about $200 on a diskless device that accepts at least two 2TB drives for RAID1 mirror. Extra points if it has a quiet fan or can do dishes.
Does not need to: handle Torrents, serve media to a wireless device, support H.264 streaming, hack the Gibson, generate SEO traffic, presuppose my mental condition, etc.
Thank you!
Does not need to: handle Torrents, serve media to a wireless device, support H.264 streaming, hack the Gibson, generate SEO traffic, presuppose my mental condition, etc.
Thank you!